


MIME(1)                  USER COMMANDS                    MIME(1)



NAME
     MIME -- Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

SYNOPSIS
     Not a command -- see the SEE ALSO section  for  usable  com-
     mands.

DESCRIPTION
     _M_I_M_E is the official proposed standard format  for  extended
     Internet  electronic mail.  The MIME format permits email to
     include enhanced text,  graphics,  audio,  and  more,  in  a
     standardized  and  interoperable  manner.   If  you send and
     receive mail with a MIME-compliant mail system, you will  be
     able to send and receive far more than ASCII text.

     Various different  people  and  companies  are  implementing
     MIME-compliant  software.   This  man  page was provided, by
     user request, as part  of  the  freely-available  "metamail"
     distribution  from  Bellcore.   Metamail provides a complete
     MIME implementation, but there may well be  others  at  your
     site,  too.  The "SEE ALSO" section only refers to the tools
     that came as part of the metamail distribution.

SEE ALSO
     metamail(1),    mailto(1),     metasend(1),     mmencode(1),
     richtext(1), splitmail(1), mailto-hebrew(1)

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright  (c)  1991  Bell  Communications  Research,   Inc.
     (Bellcore)

     Permission  to  use,  copy,  modify,  and  distribute   this
     material  for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
     provided that the above copyright notice and this permission
     notice  appear  in all copies, and that the name of Bellcore
     not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining  to  this
     material  without  the specific, prior written permission of
     an authorized representative of Bellcore.  BELLCORE MAKES NO
     REPRESENTATIONS  ABOUT  THE  ACCURACY OR SUITABILITY OF THIS
     MATERIAL FOR ANY PURPOSE.  IT IS PROVIDED "AS  IS",  WITHOUT
     ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES.

AUTHOR
     Nathaniel S. Borenstein, Bellcore







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